WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Canadian rapper and alleged gangster Top5 has been arrested in connection with a firearm investigation. On Friday, a search warrant was executed ,and Top5, real name Hassan Ali, was arrested and hit with multiple charges, including unauthorized possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm while prohibited. Another man, Yasin Ali, was also arrested. Last summer, Top5 was released from prison after social media evidence was dismissed. Prosecutors believed at the time that the social media evidence linked him to a 2021 Los Angeles murder of a man named Hashim Omar Hashi. Toronto rapper Top5 has been arrested by Toronto police after a search warrant, for connection in a firearm investigation Top5 was just released last year September 2024 after being acquitted of murder (via @CP24) pic.twitter.com/8U7MeWnaSW — SOUND | Victor Baez (@itsavibe) January 25, 2025 “An innocent man just came home,” Ali said at the time of his release. His defense attorney, Gary Grill, claimed that Top5’s Drill lyrics were used against him in court. “The problem about prosecuting artists like Mr. Ali based on their music is it fails to understand what the medium is, what it’s about, and how drillers approach their audiences. It’s important for all drillers to portray themselves as the biggest, baddest gangsters on the planet. That’s what sells. That’s what all drillers are doing,” Grill said.
“R.I.P. I’m an innocent man. Hope they find whoever did that.”
Drake Associate Top5 Arrested on Gun-Related Charges
